The Second, Second Best Blog

Though far from perfect, this Sunday morning turned out to be … hmmm … what one word best sums it up? Enjoyable – it certainly was. Memorable – that too, but only to me. First, I slept in. Woke up around 8 – not ready to get up. Woke up next about 9:30 – much [...]

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A friend gave me this bird feeder for Christmas 2006. The first picture was taken on New Year’s Day 2007. The second, yesterday. Thousands of House Finches and Sparrows, along with an occasional Gold Finch and Starling have dropped by in that time. Once in a while a Mourning Dove tries to join in, but [...]

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It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. So here are 7022 words on a spring afternoon in Whiting Ranch.

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After a long day at work, I came home to my most excellent spouse, Patricia, who promptly informed me there was a package waiting for me. At long last I can prove how little talent I have as a photographer! Of course, I had to get started right away. About 40 minutes and 72 shots [...]

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My friend Jim called me from his home near Carson City, Nevada yesterday. He said one day last week it was 70 degrees. The next morning they had 3 inches of snow. Psycho-weather he called it. And I thought our weather had been kind of erratic! Today was nearly perfect weather. Before sitting down with [...]

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On a lunch time walk, a crow in a parking lot caught my attention. I was thinking of tossing it a peanut. Turns out he had a bigger meal in mind…

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